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C'est La Vie Tabs

(ver. 2)
Emerson Lake And Palmer
                     Paderborn/Germany, July 1996

Tuning:              DADGBE (DropD)

                     unpossible to identify the guitar on this track.
                     Greg plays some additional harmonics and open octave
                     chords, add them if you like. 
                     When a chord is used the first time I try to
                     name it (I hope my guitar teacher doesn't read the 
                     results ...). Some chords are really unusual and some 
                     are not even real chords. That's Greg's style.
                     I did not write down the complete song but only the
                     main theme and bridge which are repeated over and over 
                     again.
                     THIS SONG ALSO AVAILABLE IN TABESTRY FORMAT (.TBS)
                 
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*** Intro:
                                              4x                  
E---- sp = ca. 120-------||----------0--------||-
B------------------------||--------6---6------||-
G-----4:-----------------||*-----7-------7---*||-
D-----4:-----------------||*---0-----------0-*||-
A------------------------||-------------------||-
D------------------------||--0----------------||-
                                                                          
*** Main theme:

    Dmin9                               Cmaj9                                   
            
E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-
B---------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-
G-------7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-
D-----0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|-
A-------------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-
D---0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
                                                                          

    Bbmaj#11                                                              
E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------
B---------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------6---6-----|-----------------
G-------3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----7-------7---|-----------------
D-----3-----------3-|---2-----------2-|---0-----------0-|-----------------
A---1---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------
B---------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-----------------
G-------7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----------------
D-----0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|-----------------
A-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D---0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------
B---------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-----------------
G-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----------------
D-----2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|---3-----------3-|-----------------
A---3---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------
D-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------||----------------
B---------3---3-----|-------6---6-----|-------6---6-----||----------------
G-------0-------0---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---||----------------
D-----2-----------2-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-||----------------
A---3---------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------
D-------------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||----------------
                                                                          
*** Bridge:

    Dsus2                                                                 
E-------------5-----|-----------5-----|---------0-------|-----------------
B-----------8---8---|---------8---8---|-------6---6-----|-----------------
G---------7-------7-|-------7-------7-|-----7-------7---|-----------------
D-------5-----------|-----5-----------|---0-----------0-|-----------------
A-----5-------------|---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------
D---5---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|-----------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E-----------0-------|-----------5-----|-----------5-----|-----------------
B---------6---6-----|---------8---8---|---------8---8---|-----------------
G-------7-------7---|-------7-------7-|-------7-------7-|-----------------
D-----0-----------0-|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------
A-------------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|-----------------
D---0---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-----------------
                                                                          

                                        G7 whatever                       
E-----------0-------|---------0-------|-------0---------|-----------------
B---------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-----6---6-------|-----------------
G-------7-------7---|-----7-------7---|---7-------7---7-|-----------------
D-----0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|-5-----------5---|-----------------
A-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D---0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------
                                                                          

                      Asus4             Amaj                       
E---------0---------|-------0---------|---------0-||
B-------6---6-------|-----3---3-------|-------2---||
G-----7-------7---7-|---2-------2---2-|-----2-----||
D---6-----------6---|-2-----------2---|---2-------||
A-------------------|-----------------|-0---------||
D-------------------|-----------------|-----------||
                                                                          
*** Solo:
                                                                          
E----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-
B--------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-
G------7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-
D----0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|-
A------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
D--0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-

(now the guitar switches from 8th notes to triples!)
(keep this rhythm during the whole solo part ...   )

    Dmin9       Dmin9/C#      Dmin9/C     Bmin11                      
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------3---3---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---4-------4-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---5-----------4-----------|-3-----------2-----------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
                                                                          

    Bbmaj#11                                                              
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------3---3-------2---2---|-----6---6-------6---6---|-------------------
G-----3-------3---2-------2-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---1-----------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------3---3---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---4-------4-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---5-----------4-----------|-3-----------2-----------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------3---3-------2---2---|-----6---6-------6---6---|-------------------
G-----3-------3---2-------2-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---1-----------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E---------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------------------
B-------8---8-------8---8---|-----8---8-------8---8---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------
A---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------6---6---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E---------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------------------
B-------8---8-------8---8---|-----8---8-------8---8---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------
A---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------6---6---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------
                                                                          

                                                                          
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------3---3-------3---3---|-----3---3-------3---3---|-------------------
G-----3-------3---3-------3-|---3-------3---3-------3-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---1-----------1-----------|-1-----------1-----------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------



E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-|-----------------------
B-------2---2-------2---2---|-----2---2-------2---|-----------------------
G-----2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2---2-----|-----------------------
D---2-----------2-----------|---------------------|-----------------------
A---------------------------|-0-----------0-------|-----------------------
D---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------
                            (slow down to return to standard)
                            (8th notes ....                 )

... return to main theme and refrain ...

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*** Lyrics

   C'est la vie
   Have your leaves all turned to brown
   Will you scatter them around you
   C'est la vie
   Do you love
   And then how am I to know
   If you dont let your love show for me
   C'est la vie

   Oh c'est la vie
   Oh c'est la vie
   Who knows, who cares, for me
   C'est la vie

   In the night
   Do you light a lover's fire
   Do the ashes of desire for you remain
   Like the sea
   There's a love to deep to show
   Took a storm before my love
   Flowed for you
   C'est la vie

   Oh c'est la vie
   Oh c'est la vie
   Who knows, who cares, for me
   C'est la vie

   Like a song
   Out of tune and out of time
   All I needed was a rhyme for you
   C'est la vie
   Do you give
   Do you live from day to day
   Is there no song I can play for you
   C'est la vie

   Oh c'est la vie
   Oh c'est la vie
   Who knows, who cares, for me
   C'est la vie

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Siemens Nixdorf AG   LoB OEC SAM TS1      April 16, 1997
The language and concepts contained herein are guaranteed not
to cause eternal torment in the place where the guy with the
horns and pointed stick conducts his business. (FZ)
            
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